Meerkat Localizing Literature
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And so, we finally made it to school.
“Haaah… Man, I’m exhausted…!”
“Y-yeah… Running nonstop from the station was way farther than I thought… huff…”
Both Shiranui and I were pretty winded, but at least we weren’t late.
The rule was to gather five minutes early. Not that I needed to be here, but since things turned out this way, I was in too deep to back out now. I had some responsibility for dragging her along, so I figured I’d see this through to the end.… Read more
I had to expand my awareness—diffuse my focus.
The deadly arcs advanced slowly, inexorably.
Priority order: lower right, upper left, upper right.
Assessed. Then concentrated on just one swing.
First—lower right.
Simple. A kick off the ground would evade it.
But of course, she anticipated that. The blade from upper left came next.
I responded by—fully extending my arm.
Rotational slashes favor cleaving over thrusting.
Which also meant there would be moments when the hilt faced me.… Read more
A dazzling, leaden warhammer.
“CRUUUSH IIIIT!! HAMMER BLAST, OOOOOOHHHHHHH!!”*
A blow beyond reason, annihilating the demon’s very existence.
The crushing impact reverberated to the bone—overkill so blatant even a layman could tell the demon stood no chance.
The shockwave physically rattled the city before, predictably, reducing the giant to rubble.
“…Was that… Lady Irena?”
Forcing her legs to keep moving, Asha’s mind reeled.
Meanwhile, Hyoka reacted not to the spectacle—
—but to the name.… Read more
“Nina!”
“Laura!”
The woman who seemed to be her partner arrived at the place where Ur had managed to rescue the hostage.
Seeing Shizuku accompanying her, it seemed the rescue had been successful. Her appearance was quite rough, but she didn’t seem to be injured.
“Can you move!?”
“Y, yes. I was saved. And the healing potion……!”
“Sir Ur, you were reckless.”
It seemed they had witnessed him jumping off the rooftop.… Read more
What do people do first when an unexpected event occurs?
That is [passing the blame around].
“–I understand your situation, Kobald-dono.”
In a spacious conference room, a well-dressed dragonman nodded his dragon head up and down.
In response, the dwarf man called Kobald, who had cultivated a rich beard, nodded with a serious expression.
“Our Empinada territory avoided human casualties from this eruption, but our main industry—mining and refining operations—has come to a halt.… Read more
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The moment Toko-san arrived, I was summoned immediately for some reason.
“Hey, Suzuha-nii, what the hell is going on here!?”
“……Meaning?”
“Three countries we don’t even have diplomatic relations with suddenly requested to become our vassals!”
“Huh?”
Not understanding, I asked for details.
Apparently, Toko-san had been troubled by three minor nations.
Though small in territory, they were home to influential tribes or rare specialty goods, making them targets of repeated diplomatic overtures by past kings—all of which were flatly rejected.… Read more
This happened recently. We, the Hero Party, gave a speech. At that time, one girl raised her hand.
She said she wanted to surpass me. What a wonderful thing. There haven’t been many beings who have directly told me they want to surpass me until now.
[“Please make me your disciple! I want to defeat you. Please make me stronger than anyone else in the world!”]
Well, she didn’t say she wanted to become a hero, but if she really becomes strong, I could persuade her or arbitrarily elevate her to become a hero.… Read more
Izumi, dispatched from the Sumie family as part of the strategic alliance, truly became her greatest supporter. Whenever she clashed with her father, he stood between them. When she was wrong, he gently guided her back.
Through his kindness, Hakua finally understood:
Her father hadn’t wanted to seek outside help.
He’d simply done what was necessary to keep the company from being left behind—to protect the employees who devoted their lives to it.
Once she realized that, she grew closer to her father.… Read more
Occasionally in this world, there are those born with talents beyond human understanding, who can only be described as having received divine love.
Halvied Calm Sein.
He was one such child beloved by God.
The world Halvied lived in was a society supported by magical power and divine spirit engineering.
It developed highly through the efficient use of magical power.
However, an individual’s magical power wasn’t considered important. Since artificial souls could generate magical power, the privileged class monopolized the technology, creating clear disparities.… Read more
“Did you get revenge on your first love?”
When I asked, Kazama nodded with a carefree smile.
“When my parent remarried in middle school, we moved back to my hometown. He didn’t recognize who I was. Well, my surname and appearance had changed, so it couldn’t be helped. And then, we happened to be seated next to each other again, so I used my trained techniques to make him fall for me. That idiot fell for me in just a few days.… Read more